Optical properties and phase change transition in Ge2 Sb2 Te5 flash evaporated thin films studied by temperature dependent spectroscopic ellipsometry

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Orava, J ^a   Wagner T ^a   Sik J ^b   Piikryl J ^a   Frumar, M ^a   Benes L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE   (Czech Republic)

^b ON SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELLIPSOMETRY; ENERGY GAP; FILM PREPARATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLIDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS;

AMORPHOUS PHASE;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 51049118760     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2970069     Document Type: Article

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